Women high blood pressure in Sweden
Sweden: Women high blood pressure was 24.6 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
24.6
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
184th
of 195 countries
All-time high
35.1
in 1990
All-time low
24.6
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Sweden, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 24.6 for women high blood pressure in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Sweden peaked at 35.1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24.6, in 2019.
Sweden ranks 184th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.1 | — |
| 1991 | 35 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 34.9 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 34.8 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 34.7 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 34.5 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 34.4 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.2 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 34.1 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 33.9 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 33.8 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 33.6 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 33.4 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 33.2 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 32.9 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.6 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 32.2 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 31.8 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 31.3 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 30.8 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 30.3 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 29.7 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 29.1 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 28.4 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 27.7 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 27.1 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 26.4 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 25.8 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 25.2 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 24.6 | -2.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 24.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.55, 73% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 24.6 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.9, 63% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.56 | 33.9 | 35.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.56 | 30.8 | 33.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.43 | 24.6 | 30.3 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More gender data for Sweden
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,663 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,179 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,179 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Sweden?
- Women high blood pressure in Sweden was 24.6 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1 in 1990.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6 in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for women high blood pressure?
- Sweden ranks 184th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women high blood pressure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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